[2] The Northern Gateway Pipeline did not make substantial progress following approval with 209 conditions.

[3] The Morice River is also crossed by the approved Coastal GasLink Pipeline which will carry natural gas.

Some hereditary chiefs of the Wetʼsuwetʼen oppose the pipeline on the grounds that it will disrupt salmon populations and decrease water quality.

[1] The Coastal Gaslink company reported two spills of clay lubricant while tunneling on April 12 2023, one on land and the other in a small tributary west of the Morice River.

Coastal Gaslink later said in an email that the size of the spills and what caused them were still being investigated, and that the clay was non-toxic with no expected impact on fish or waterways.